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‘Not end of Q’town love affair’

Crowne Plaza GM Stewart Manson pictured last week before this week becoming GM of Australia’s...

‘Not end of Q’town love affair’

Having run Queenstown’s Crowne Plaza for six years, hotelier Stewart Manson says there are very few places he and his family would leave town for — "but to manage an iconic resort is one of those".

Ice hockey summer bonanza opens up a third grade

Ice hockey summer bonanza opens up a third grade

It's still summer, but Queenstown’s about to host 43 games of competitive ice hockey.

Bike fest returns full cycle

Queenstown Bike Fest co-organiser Emmerson Wilken has a go at the log race during the 2024 event....

Bike fest returns full cycle

Starting tomorrow, Queenstown Bike Festival is back full noise after the brakes went on last year.

‘Back on track’ for delayed tour

Eli Tregidga showing the way in a race in Booischot, Belgium, last June. PHOTO: @KURT...

‘Back on track’ for delayed tour

Queenstown's sole rider in the Tour of Southland, starting Sunday, says it’s to his advantage the seven-day cycling race was postponed in November due to extreme weather.

Q’town girls’ cricket on good wicket

Local batters Honor Gilbert, left, and Abby Fookes opened the batting for Otago at the recent...

Q’town girls’ cricket on good wicket

It's a break-through month for girls’ cricket in Queenstown.

Polly’s rare four-peat

Pictured before heading this week to the Division 2 Group A women’s ice hockey U18 worlds in...

Polly’s rare four-peat

To play in any age-group world champs is an honour, but for Queenstowner Polly Bennetts to be contesting, next week, her fourth women’s ice hockey under-18 worlds is a rare privilege.

Terraced housing ‘stacks up’

The first stage of Arthurs Point’s Bullenrise Terraces has just been released.

Terraced housing ‘stacks up’

Marketing is under way for a three-stage, 32-unit terraced housing complex at Queenstown’s Arthurs Point that’s set to give similar developments in Frankton a run for their money.

One-bed ‘boat house’ situated on two waterfront sections

This ‘boat house’ overlooking Willow Pond boasts circular picture windows.

One-bed ‘boat house’ situated on two waterfront sections

A striking studio unit with three portholes is a novel feature on adjoining waterfront sections for sale in an enclave between Queenstown’s Jack’s Point and Hanley’s Farm.

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Cyclists to race ‘Kingston Flyer’ as tour event returns

Fulton Hogan’s Josh Barley, front, and Jack Bauer lead the way to Kingston during the 2008 Tour...

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Cyclists to race ‘Kingston Flyer’ as tour event returns

It will be the most epic drag race around.

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Medical centre pulling plug on hacked health portal

The Manage My Health app. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Medical centre pulling plug on hacked health portal

Poor communication and "mixed messaging" is behind Queenstown Medical Centre’s (QMC) decision to dump beleaguered patient portal Manage My Health, chief executive Ashley Light says.

Mountainbikers gearing up for festival

Queenstown Bike Fest co-organiser Emmerson Wilken, left, with Leroy Leslie and Jadon Wilson, both...

Mountainbikers gearing up for festival

The Queenstown Bike Festival returns tomorrow after the brakes went on the event last year.

Workers arriving in Queenstown and leaving within weeks

Scotland's Orla Marshall lives in a van - the only way she had been able to return to Queenstown...

Workers arriving in Queenstown and leaving within weeks

Workers are arriving in Queenstown and leaving within weeks because the cost of living is too high, recruiters and unions say.

Southern tramping track 'closed indefinitely'

The Department of Conservation says the slip has made the Rees-Dart Track circuit impassable for...

Popular southern tramping track 'closed indefinitely' after slip

A popular southern tramping track is closed indefinitely after a large slip affected the route.

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Queenstown teen in rollover crash still boozed from previous night

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Queenstown teen in rollover crash still boozed from previous night

A Queenstown teenager who rolled his car, leaving two friends injured, was still affected by alcohol from the night before, a court has heard.

Police hunt for man behind Arrowtown wedding coward-punch

Police are trying to identify the man in the cap following a coward-punch assault after a wedding...

Police hunt for man behind Arrowtown wedding coward-punch

Police investigating a coward-punch assault in Arrowtown last month are asking for the public's help to track down a member of a wedding party.

Council urged to prioritise Skippers Bridge repairs

Council urged to prioritise Skippers Bridge repairs

A Queenstown tourism operator is calling on the council to prioritise reopening the historic Skippers Bridge.

Man sought to help Arrowtown assault investigation

Pictures of the man police want to identify. Photos: NZ Police

Man sought to help Arrowtown assault investigation

Police are looking to identify a man in the hope he can help enquires into an Arrowtown assault.

Skippers Bridge to stay closed over safety concerns

Skippers Bridge in 2022. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Skippers Bridge to stay closed over safety concerns

Skippers Bridge is to remain closed until further notice after an inspection found failures of the wires in the cables used to support the structure.

Cats pose threat to native wildlife in Queenstown wetland

Trail cameras planted by Whakatipu Wildlife Trust have detected 44 cats over three weeks. Photo:...

Cats pose threat to native wildlife in Queenstown wetland

A restored wetland on the edge of Queenstown is drawing rare native wildlife back to an area once dry and barren, but conservationists say roaming pet cats could undo years of community-led work.

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Sold fundraising wood disappears

The wood taken from the Lakes Hayes A&P Show earmarked for fundraising. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Sold fundraising wood disappears

Lake Hayes A&P Show organisers came up with a money-making scheme through wood-chopping leftovers, but someone had other ideas.

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